U.S. State Department: Basically elections in Armenia were held in compliance with international standardsMay 15, 2007 - 14:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "We congratulate the Armenian people on their parliamentary elections and share with the international observers the view that the election infrastructure has been greatly improved and that this is a step in the right direction towards meeting international standards," U.S. State Department Deputy Spokesman Tom Casey stated. He expressed hope, however, that the Government of Armenia will aggressively investigate allegations that are there of electoral wrongdoing and prosecute people in accordance with Armenian law. "So all and all, I think this is an improvement over past elections; though certainly it did not fully meet international standards. There's still some ways to go before Armenia would have an election that fully meets all the international standards," Tom Casey stated. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |